Folding table



April 17, 1934.

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FOLDING TABLE Filed Jan. 19, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 v IHIHI I A? if Patented 17, 1934 t FOLDING TABLE Maurice B. Shwayder, Denver, 0010., assignor to Shwayder Brothers Incorporated, Denver, Colo.

Application January 19, 1933, Serial No. 652,455

4 Claims. (Cl. 45-11) This invention relates to a folding table, more With this construction the entire table top particularly to the type of table known as card and sides are of the same material and the top tables, and has for its principal object the proframe 10 is entirely concealed. The top matevision of a structure which will be economical to rial 11 is stiffened and supported by means of a manufacture and which will brace the extended suitable under frame 15. 60

table legs from all directions. A leg 16 is mounted at each corner of the Another object is to provide a pivot structure table top 11 upon a suitable hinge pin 17 which for the leg braces which will avoid the necessity is supported at its inner extremity by means of of pivot rivets, or bolts. a bracket 18 extending from the top frame 10.

A still further object is to provide a double Each leg is provided with a foldable brace 19. 55 brace for each leg which will not interfere in A suitable spacing washer 20 is positioned about w y W he o d of the le and ye W ich each hinge pin 1'? to provide folding space be- Will he h e ye fi in ing the latter. tween the top frame 10 and the leg 16 for the ,Other objects and advantages reside in the defoldable brace 19. tail construction of the invention, which is de- Each leg is further provided with a rigid brace 70 ed or mp ci y, eco y, and efficiency. 21. The table extremities of the rigid braces 21 These Will become more pp t from the Olare pivotally secured to inwardly extending lowing dBSOIiDtiOII- bracket members 22. In one form of the inven- In the following detailed description o t e tion, the bracket members 22 are secured to the invention reference is had to the accompanying inner face of the top frame 10, as illustrated in 75 drawings which f m p h L k m r- Fig. 1. It will be noted that the axes of the als refer to like parts in all views of the drawpivots on the bracket members 22 are in alignihgs d throughout e description. ment with the axes of the hinge pins 17 so that In e dreWingSI each leg may be freely swung to the ex- 25 F 1 is a b t w Of a yp Card table tended position. When extended the two braces with the legs thereof in the folded position illus- 19 nd 21 will project from the leg 16 at 90 trating the inve t pp theletefrom each other so that the leg will be double Fi 2 is a Cross Section thleugh One edge of braced and cannot move in any direction. the table illustrating a leg thereof in the extended h br k t members 22 may be placed in any 30 position. desired position, preferably so that the leg may be 85 Fig. 3 is a similar cross section illustrating the folded t th top frame 10 parallel with the leg in the folded position. 7 table top 11.

Figs- 4 and 5 are detail View? Of the brace It is desired to call particular attention to pivot Structure t the construction of the bracket members 22 and s. 6, and-8 are bottom views of table the pivot points of the braces 21. These braces 90 ners illustrating alternate arrangements of the are each formed of strip f flat material of inventionf sufiicient rigidity to form a suitable brace. One

Fig. 9 ha bottom view of a folded table illusextremity of th strip i angularly turned as trating still another alternate arrangement of shown t 23 so as to lie fiat against a leg to 40 the invention receive an attachment rivet 24. The other ex- 95 1018 an enlarged Section through a Comer tremity is provided with two notches 25 which of tabliof 9 illustrating the leg in the extend into the strip from opposite edges there- Oper} of on an angle of substantially These notches m- 11 1S a damn vlgw the extremlty of the do not extend entirely through the strip so that 45 rigid brace employgd m a central pivot portion 26 is left in the strip. The table comprises top frame 10 support- Ea h bracket member 22 is formed with a ing a table top 11 of fabrikoid or any other suitddwgwardly depending extremity 27 designed to able material. The sides of the top material are folded downwardly to cover the outer faces be Secured against the mnel face of the top frame of the top frame 10 as shown at 12. The split 10 by means of stumble -22 T r gg 105 corners of the turned down top material are cove tremlty of t bmeket er 0 m vered and secured in place by means of corner with a depending portion 2a which lies in a plane guards 13. The entire lower edge of the turned at right a s to the p t The ep ddown top material is bound in a metallic binds p ti 29 is formed with a y i Slot 30 positioned at an angle to the perpendicular. no

:tremity.

The slot 30 is provided with an enlarged central hole 31.

In assembling the table the keyhole slot 30 is slipped over the notched extremity of the brace 21, and the bracket member is attached to the top frame 10. When the legs are in the vertical position, the brace is vertical as shown by the position A, Fig. 5. When the legs are folded, the brace occupies the position B of Fig. 5. The pivot portion 26 rotates in the hole 31 of the slot 30 between the positions A and B. At no time can the brace reach a position in alignment with the slot so that it always remains locked to the bracket 22. This construction absolutely avoids the. necessity for a rivet or bolt at this point and provides a very rigid and solid construction which can be quickly and easily assembled.

In the form of Fig. 1, a bracket member 22 is attached to the inner face of the top frame 10. A pivot support for the rigid brace may be provided in other ways. Several such alternate forms are shown in Figs. 6, '7, and 8.

In Fig. 6 a unitary bracket member 32 isprovided which serves to support both a leg pivot 17 and provide a pivot for the fixed brace 21.

In this construction the extremity of the member 32- is angularly turned as shown at 33 and provided with a keyhole slot similar to that illustrated in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 7 another method of mounting the fixed brace pivot is illustrated. In this method, a bracket 34, which may if desired be similar to the previously described bracket member 22, is

' secured directly to the under frame 15. In Fig.

8 still another form is illustrated in which a bracket member 35 is secured directly to the under side of the table top and provided with a keyhole slot for receiving the extremity of the rigid brace.

In Fig. 9 still another method of pivoting the rigid brace is illustrated. In this form a U- shaped bracket 36 is secured to the inner face of the frame 10. One arm of this bracket extends inwardly and supports the inner extrem ity of the leg pivot as illustrated. The other arm extends inwardly and is provided with a keyhole slot of the type previously described to receive the notched extremity of the rigid brace 21. In this form the table legs are'preferably,

"but not necessarily, shortened so that they will fold into the frame 10 without contacting the bracket 35. 1

All rigid braces heretofore used were of necessity bent at their table extremity to a position parallel with the leg so that they could swing on their pivots in parallel relation thereto. It is desired to call attention to the fact that in the present invention, however, there is no necessity for a bend in the rigid brace in the table ex- Therefor any push orv pull upon the brace is communicated directly to the bracket and not through a flexible bend in the brace. This feature greatly increases the rigidity of the extended legs. 1

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

-l. A card table comprising: a top frame; a top covering over said frame; a leg pivoted at each corner of said top frame; a rigid brace extending from each leg; a bracket member secured to the innerface of said top frame and pivotally connected with said rigid brace; and a foldable brace connecting each leg with said top frame and extending at an angle of 90 from said rigid brace when said legs are extended; said bracket member comprising: a first downwardly turned portion secured to said top frame; and a second downwardly turned portion positioned in a plane at right angles to said first downwardly turned portion, said second downwardly turned portion being provided with an opening to receive the extremity of said rigid brace, said opening consisting 10f an angularly positioned slot with an enlarged hole intermediate its extremities, the extremity of said rigid brace being provided with anan'gularly positioned notch in each of its edges coacting to provide a narrowed mi d-portion which acts as a pivot in said enlarged hole. I,

2. A pivot structure for arigid angle leg brace on a foldable table comprising: a bracket member; an elongated slot formed in said bracket member, said slot having an elarged central portion to provide a pivot bearing, said brace being provided with oppositely positioned, inwardly extending notches in its edges, said notches entering said brace at an angle similar tothe angle of angularity of said brace; a pivot portion separating said notches and rotatably mounted in the enlarged central portion of saidslot.

3. A pivot structure for a leg brace on a foldable table comprising: a bracket member having an elongated slot formed therein, (the axis of said slot lying from the perpendicular when said table is erected), said slot having anenlarged central portion to. provide a pivot bearing, said brace being'provided with inwardly extending notches, said base being provided with oppositely positioned, inwardly extending notches in its edges; pivot portion separating said notches and rotatably mounted in the enlarged central portion of said slot.

4. In a card table, a leg; a pivot for said leg; a rigid brace member, said rigid brace member comprising a relativelylong flat metallic strip secured to said leg at its one extremity and provided with inwardly extending notches in its edges at its other extremity; and a bracket member secured to said table and provided with an elongated slot for the receipt of theextremity of said strip, said notches allowing said strip to rotate in said slot and providing means for locking said strip to said bracket member when the latter is turned in said slot.

MAURICE B. SHWAYDER. 

